Cochrane · systematic review · CD013750

Platinum‐containing regimens for triple‐negative metastatic breast cancer

Egger, SJ, Chan, MM, Luo, Q, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2020 · Cochrane Library

Breast CancerAMSTAR 2: not assessed
SoF tableOnly the outcomes this review put in its Summary of Findings table are listed (the Cochrane Handbook caps them at about seven per comparison). Its other analyses are not shown here.
Questions
10
current version
GRADE rated
9
No studies
1
Included studies
NR
No studies 1 · 10%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 1 · 10%Low 5 · 50%Moderate 3 · 30%High 0 · 0%

Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.

Questions and results

Platinum compared to non‐platinum regimens for metastatic triple‐negative breast cancer: OS, PFS/TTP and OTRR

Population: women with metastatic triple‐negative breast cancer (mTNBC)
3 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Overall survival (OS)
Platinum vs non‐platinum regimens
HR 0.85 [0.73, 1]6 studies · 958 participantsModerate
Downgraded: imprecision, inconsistency, indirectness, publication bias
Progression‐free survival/time to progression (PFS/TTP)
Platinum vs non‐platinum regimens
HR 0.77 [0.68, 0.88]8 studies · 1077 participantsVery low
Downgraded: imprecision, inconsistency, indirectness, publication bias
Objective tumour response rate (OTRR) (assessable participants)
Platinum vs non‐platinum regimens
RR 1.4 [1.22, 1.59]10 studies · 1205 participantsLow
Downgraded: imprecision, inconsistency, indirectness, publication bias

Platinum‐containing regimens and toxicity profile

Population: women with metastatic triple‐negative breast cancer (mTNBC)
7 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Treatment‐related death (safety population)
RR 1.065 studies · 843 participantsLow
Downgraded: imprecision, inconsistency
Nausea/vomiting* grade 3 or 4 (safety population)
RR 4.773 studies · 655 participantsLow
Downgraded: imprecision, inconsistency
Nephrotoxicity (safety population)
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Anaemia grade 3 or 4 (safety population)
RR 3.85 studies · 843 participantsLow
Downgraded: imprecision, inconsistency
Hair loss (safety population)
RR 0.332 studies · 602 participantsLow
Downgraded: imprecision, inconsistency
Leukopaenia (safety population)
RR 1.095 studies · 843 participantsModerate
Downgraded: imprecision, inconsistency
Treatment discontinuation due to adverse event (safety population)
RR 0.885 studies · 843 participantsModerate
Downgraded: imprecision, inconsistency